Cotton gin rib



Sep 29, 1936 G. w. CORDELL ET AL COTTON GIN RIB Original Filed Jan. 8, 1935 Inventors G. W. Cordell J. 7 CardeZl Attorney Patented Sept. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COTTON GIN RIB George W. Cordell and Jesse F. Corde, Magie City, Tex.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved rib for cotton gins, the general object of the invention being to form an elongated longitudinal extending groove at each side of the lower end 01. the rib which will prevent damp cotton from choking the gin and to facilitate the passage of trash and faulty seed from between the lower ends of the ribs to the seed auger.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specificaily pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 .of Fig. 1.

As shown in this drawing, the rib A is provided With the intermediate bowed part and substantia1ly straight ends, With the lower end having its lower part extended as ai: I and this end portien is formed with the grooves 3 in its sides which are connected together at the end of the enlarged portion by a transverse groove 4 in the inner end of the part I. With this improved rib, the cotton will collect in the groove where it will be reached by some of the saws so that the cotton is removed from the groove and is then picked up by the air blasts which will run the cotton through the gin in the usual manner. The improved rib is extended about one inch or one and 5 one-quarter inches beyond the length of the ordinary rib and the grooves create a condition whereby cotton will be reached by the saws and thus not choke the gin by clogging at the end of the rib, particularly when the cotton is damp. 10 These grooves aise facilitate the passage of trash and faulty seed from between the ribs into the seed aug&r.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and nove1 features of the 15 invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the 20 appended claim.

We claim:

A cotton gin rib having one end provided With an extension which is of less thickness than said end and the sides of said end part having longi- 5 tudinally extending grooves therein, connected together at the inner end of the extension and the groove in each side being spaced from the top and bottom edges 01. the rib.

GEORGE W. CORDELL. 30 JESSE F. CORDELL. 

